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Post by BB Warrior on Mar 13, 2012 15:02:46 GMT
Hi gandalf If you can handle the cock your most welcome. would a bag of crisps do ps we are always looking for players I always thought that the correct order was "Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps", however times and inflation may have reduced this to just the crisps.... and Gandalf could be tempted to handle the Cock if you throw in a candle and a bit of soft music! ;D Being slightly more serious for a moment.... the responses on this thread have led to a number of discussions on the subject over the weekend at the AEBBA Pairs in Bournemouth, the Lewes Inter League match on Sunday evening and the Lewes League Cup match between Laughing Fish and the Star Eastbourne, giving rise to a number of suggestions from people both within and outside of the Lewes League. 8-) Without this thread, these conversations would not have taken place and some of the points and suggestions put forward will certainly give us all ideas on how a common ground may be found to try to integrate more Eastbourne Teams and Players into the Lewes League..... and this Forum has enabled us to discuss various points of view which, hopefully, will allow this to happen. :D We may not always agree on every subject, however any discussions that could lead to more people playing the game have to be healthy and I would like to thank everybody that has made useful input on to this thread for us to consider. 8-) Clearly the matter now needs to be discussed at the next Lewes Committee Meeting and I am sure that the topic will be on the Agenda for the League AGM in the summer, however anybody who would like to post further ideas on here will be welcome to. ;)
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Post by BB Warrior on Mar 27, 2012 23:17:27 GMT
The Lewes Committee discussed this situation at the meeting last night.
The overwhelming feeling of the Committee members was that although we would welcome additional teams into the League, they would need to apply from venues that fall within the "Lewes Area" as applications from further afield could result in the loss of existing teams that are already in the League.
In view of the fact that several of the teams currently within the League consist mainly of players that travel some distance to allow their Lewes League Home Venue to be within the "Lewes Area", the Committee believes that it is entirely reasonable to ask new applicants to make the same commitment as existing League Teams.
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Mar 28, 2012 10:04:27 GMT
The Lewes Committee discussed this situation at the meeting last night. The overwhelming feeling of the Committee members was that although we would welcome additional teams into the League, they would need to apply from venues that fall within the "Lewes Area" as applications from further afield could result in the loss of existing teams that are already in the League. In view of the fact that several of the teams currently within the League consist mainly of players that travel some distance to allow their Lewes League Home Venue to be within the "Lewes Area", the Committee believes that it is entirely reasonable to ask new applicants to make the same commitment as existing League Teams. Hi Warrior This post leaves more questions to be asked as there are no specifics here, i am aware that my original comments were only to sound out the waters but i could do with some more definitive answers. i was hoping to be able to say to our AGM exactly what the options are 1. what is the Lewes area 2. is the star in the Lewes area 3. what about a 2ND team at the star 4. which teams may pull out 5. many of the the eastbourne players would be prepared and happy to travel fortnightly but I'm sure that many will not want to travel weekly, therefore a rethink from our side will be in order. 6. looks like the Lewes and eastbourne AGMs will be more interesting than usual this year, which hopefully will bring out more effort/support from the current members than previous seasons :o regs cs
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2012 10:55:38 GMT
And don't forget this one, which probably should be included under Eastbourne.... :-/ Hi Tommo/Warrior Popped in the Barley Mow for a very nice Steak & Ale Pie lunchtime, after a bit of table leveling (Tarratt by the way), seemed to be reasonably level, not much chance of a home team side as no locals so we would have to import a team and Table 11 will need moving, nice arcade games machine here. Ah my student memories come flooding back ::) regs cs Maybe your Lewes League team would consider being based there for next season.... nice pub, easy parking and a bit closer geographically to the rest of the Teams in the League as well. 8-) ;D Looks like this one would be the only one fitting the bill, Gandalf, judging by the AEBBA map. :-/
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Post by BB Warrior on Mar 28, 2012 11:35:57 GMT
Hi Gandalf,
I think that many of your questions are unlikely to be answered before the AGM, where I expect more "specifics" to be clarified with possibly some new Rules / Guidelines given as to what is considered to be the "Lewes Area".... however I will try to give answers based on what seemed to be the feeling at the meeting last night.
This post leaves more questions to be asked as there are no specifics here, i am aware that my original comments were only to sound out the waters but i could do with some more definitive answers. i was hoping to be able to say to our AGM exactly what the options are
1. what is the Lewes area For the past few years, the Lewes League has primarily consisted of teams in Lewes, Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and Newhaven. Nearly all of the teams have been within a radius of 10-12 miles of the town centre in Lewes and I would say that it would be fair to call this the "Lewes Area", although as the League now consists of mainly teams within Mid-Sussex this area has stretched slightly further north & west recently. There are no teams in the League from Brighton, although it falls within that radius, as Brighton has it's own League.
As a personal opinion, and looking at it from coming from Eastbourne, I would say that the Barley Mow at Selmeston would be acceptable as a venue from the point of view of distance, however Polegate, Hailsham and Eastbourne would probably not be.
2. is the star in the Lewes area No, Eastbourne is not in Lewes. The Star were accepted last year as it was to the mutual benefit of both the Lewes League and the applying team for them to join the League at that time.
3. what about a 2ND team at the star Speaking personally, as there is already a team based at the Star, I feel that it would very hard for the League to reject an application for an additional team at the same venue. However, there is the risk that acceptance of one additional team could result in the withdrawal of several existing member teams which would obviously be detrimental to the future of the League itself.
4. which teams may pull out I do not feel that it would be correct for me to specifically name the teams at this stage, although I am sure that they will make themselves clearly known at the AGM. However at least 4 teams (50% of the League) have stated to members of the Committee that they would have serious reservations about remaining in the League if additional teams are accepted from "out of the area" due to the travelling and costs involved to go to those venues.
I will state that the Laughing Fish are one of those teams and we have discussed whether we would continue next year if additional Eastbourne teams are admitted. If it were to be one additional team based at the Star, we would consider staying in the League (the vote at the time was 3 in favour and 3 against from our regular players! ::)) but if it were to be more than that we would definitely (although reluctantly) leave the League.
5. many of the the eastbourne players would be prepared and happy to travel fortnightly but I'm sure that many will not want to travel weekly, therefore a rethink from our side will be in order. We have very much enjoyed the company of the Star team in all of our matches against them this season and feel that they have already made a good contribution to the League in a short space of time. However, you have to bear in mind that some players from other teams already travel a considerable distance to their home venues to enable them to play within the Lewes area and I am sure that if we wished to enter a new team into the Eastbourne League we would be asked to find a suitable venue that did not involve excessive travelling for the current members of that League. I do not therefore believe that is unreasonable to ask new teams & players that wish to join the Lewes League to do the same.
6. looks like the Lewes and eastbourne AGMs will be more interesting than usual this year, which hopefully will bring out more effort/support from the current members than previous seasons :o Yes, the AGM's certainly could be interesting this year.
I hope that consideration will be given by all sides involved to allow a sensible solution that enables everybody to play in the Leagues that they wish to. 8-)
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Post by gandalf the untidy on May 8, 2012 23:09:10 GMT
Latest up date from Eastbourne
Looks like The Star Eastbourne will apply for a b team in lewes League at the AGM so only 1 extra team next season, Lets hope this is acceptable to lewes members.
regs cs
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jun 14, 2012 12:46:53 GMT
Latest up date from Eastbourne Looks like The Star Eastbourne will apply for a b team in Lewes League at the AGM so only 1 extra team next season, Lets hope this is acceptable to Lewes members. regs cs Hi Lewes moguls 1 extra team only next year at the star and with 2 teams in eastbourne probably packing up, i can't now see further teams coming into Lewes, we still need an early decision on this to help others decide whether a possible new format would be acceptable to them or not and also decide on whether this extra team will be acceptable to ALL in Lewes. If there is no conclusion to this matter by our AGM on 10th July, i feel it prudent and in the best interest of ALL Lewes players to presume a NO response and to abandon this new team application for the present. regs cs
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Jul 11, 2012 16:25:50 GMT
Following our AGM and as advised previously we have not had a response from the Lewes officials and therefore we will not be applying for a 2nd team based at the star...............but we have enough players and transport to place a team in lewes we would like to place them at The Glynde Working mens club.
Please could the lewes moguls confirm that this will be acceptable to all currently having reservations regards eastbourne teams in lewes
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Post by gandalf the untidy on Aug 17, 2012 20:25:33 GMT
Following our AGM and as advised previously we have not had a response from the Lewes officials and therefore we will not be applying for a 2nd team based at the star...............but we have enough players and transport to place a team in lewes we would like to place them at The Glynde Working mens club. Please could the lewes moguls confirm that this will be acceptable to all currently having reservations regards eastbourne teams in lewes regs cs We have had confirmation from Dave todd that The Glynde working mens club are happy to receive an eastbourne team in the lewes league this winter, we are sure that with a bit of rearrangment of players and drivers that 2 eastbourne teams will be playing here this winter (1 at The Star 1 at Glynde)...Yahoo PS thanks to all lewes players for their input, we have enjoyed the experience of playing at new venues and talking BB with our new friends. PPS Must say the lewes website is "uptown top ranking" regs cs
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Post by H on Aug 22, 2012 14:28:33 GMT
Good news and glad that a compromise has been reached
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Post by bigtj on Aug 23, 2012 17:42:52 GMT
Yes we are pleased for a second team from Eastbourne and Understand the club is very good
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